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with your money on the line, tonight washington can only claim progress. but not success. >> it appears that an agreement to prevent this new year's tax hike is within sight. but it's not done. >> we're very, very close. >> reporter: close comes after intense, closed-door negotiations that kept even most members of congress in the dark. the white house and senate leaders have been trying to beat a deadline they created to stop massive tax increases and automatic spending cuts that could trigger another recession. but one breakthrough did come today. >> i can report that we've reached an agreement on all of the tax -- the tax issues. >> reporter: a genuine compromise on taxes. most notable, rates would go up for couples earning above $450,000 a year. and today the same for everyone else. but they are divided over how much and how soon to cut government spending. and people are frustrated. >> sometimes you wonder, is it all just for show, or, you know, what's really going on behind closed doors? >> reporter: come midnight, your takehome pay shrinks. income t
with your money on the line, tonight washington can only claim progress. but not success. >> it appears that an agreement to prevent this new year's tax hike is within sight. but it's not done. >> we're very, very close. >> reporter: close comes after intense, closed-door negotiations that kept even most members of congress in the dark. the white house and senate leaders have been trying to beat a deadline they created to stop massive tax increases and automatic spending cuts...
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he's washington correspondent for "the takeaway" on public radio international and a regular guest on the newshour. so todd you're back with us again. six hours to go until midnight. progress reported but still to deal. >> senate republicans, judy the latest thing that has happened is senate republicans came out of a conference meeting with their leader, with mitch mcconnell all sounding positive. they all echoed what you had in the piece there from mcconnell saying they were very, very close to sequester the automatic spending cuts remain an outstanding issue. and kind of got thrown into the mix again today. you know the president in that appearance in the executive office building today in front of a supportive crowd, not really a press conference, more of like a minirally talked about the sequester and his desire to have any delay in the sequester paid for with revenue increases. you know, i talked to a few house members just a few moments ago. not only ot tone of the president's presentation but also that demand which they consider move og the goalpost even though democrats disput
he's washington correspondent for "the takeaway" on public radio international and a regular guest on the newshour. so todd you're back with us again. six hours to go until midnight. progress reported but still to deal. >> senate republicans, judy the latest thing that has happened is senate republicans came out of a conference meeting with their leader, with mitch mcconnell all sounding positive. they all echoed what you had in the piece there from mcconnell saying they were...
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he's washington correspondent for "the takeaway" on public radio international and a regular guest on the newshour. so todd, you're back with us again. six hours to go until midnight. progress reported but still to deal. >> senate republicans, judy, the latest thing that has happened is senate republicans came out of a conference meeting with their leader, with mitch mcconnell all sounding positive. they all echoed what you had in the piece there from mcconnell saying they were very, very close to sequester the automatic spending cuts remain an outstanding issue. and kind of got thrown into the mix again today. you know, the president in that appearance in the executive office building today in front of a supportive crowd, not really a press conference, more of like a minirally, talked about the sequester and his desire to have any delay in the sequester paid for with revenue increases. you know, i talked to a few house members just a few moments ago. not only ot tone of the president's presentation, but also that demand which they consider move og the goalpost even though democrats d
he's washington correspondent for "the takeaway" on public radio international and a regular guest on the newshour. so todd, you're back with us again. six hours to go until midnight. progress reported but still to deal. >> senate republicans, judy, the latest thing that has happened is senate republicans came out of a conference meeting with their leader, with mitch mcconnell all sounding positive. they all echoed what you had in the piece there from mcconnell saying they were...
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will washington prevent significant economic fall-out come wednesday? this is "special report." ♪ ♪ good evening. i'm bret baier. when the giant crystal ball makes the last move in times square tonight, 2013 will officially be here. and so will the deadline. for a deal here in washington. politicians self-imposed fiscal cliff. the effort to make the consequences so unattractive for missing that, that both sides would have to come to agreement. at this hour, there is no legislation to vote on yet. there is every indication officially it's over that cliff we go. some things are settled. others are still in flux. that is where it starts to get technical. so let's bring in fox team coverage to straighten it out. chief white house correspondent ed henry looks at messaging and movement from president obama today. first, chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel on what seems to have been settled and how and what is still up in the air at this late hour. hi, mike. >> hi. bret. we hear from the republican senators they are optimistic and hopeful that a
will washington prevent significant economic fall-out come wednesday? this is "special report." ♪ ♪ good evening. i'm bret baier. when the giant crystal ball makes the last move in times square tonight, 2013 will officially be here. and so will the deadline. for a deal here in washington. politicians self-imposed fiscal cliff. the effort to make the consequences so unattractive for missing that, that both sides would have to come to agreement. at this hour, there is no legislation...
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. >> as we wait for word of the deal, lawmakers in washington are under close scrutiny. that is because the alternative will impact almost every american. we are joined by nikole killion, who is live in washington to explain. >> some analysts say this is more of fiscal slope rather than a cliff, since the effects would be gradual, rather than a straight free fall. either way, it could be a long way down. >> higher taxes in 2013. >> 2013, taxes go up. >> several tax breaks expire and the tax policy center estimates the average household would face a tax hike of almost $3,500 in the new year. >> that means less money to buy groceries and pay the bills. >> consequence number two, delayed refunds. >> as many as 1 million taxpayers may get their money back late without a fix to the alternative minimum tax. consequence number three, automatic spending cuts. about $110 billion has to be slashed from the budgets across the board. >> the secretary of defense says it will decimate our ability to defend this nation. >> consequence number four, jobless benefits end. that have been e
. >> as we wait for word of the deal, lawmakers in washington are under close scrutiny. that is because the alternative will impact almost every american. we are joined by nikole killion, who is live in washington to explain. >> some analysts say this is more of fiscal slope rather than a cliff, since the effects would be gradual, rather than a straight free fall. either way, it could be a long way down. >> higher taxes in 2013. >> 2013, taxes go up. >> several tax...
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news out of washington. the deal will get done. i hate to disagree with you. c'mon. the 11th-hour. i'm going to be the hero. it's already written out that way. reseeding gold and silver. obviously people did not want to be the first person and, once it started to gain momentum it took off. that's pretty much the stretch right now. liz: once again, assi wish you a happy new year, i love having you all on the program. on this day we are witnessing history. we can tell our children about the night that we worked and were on fox business and looking at the situation. i would personally love to see some real spending cuts at this point. okay. fine. you talk to a lot of ceos. most of them and make money as saying, you can tax me more. at least give me something for it. let me see something that brings down our deficit. okay. great to see you. happy new year. thank you so much. most of the the seiders, our elected officials are in d.c. on this new year's eve with a heat lamp of the media and constituents on them right now. what will they do? we are joined right now. we kept grabbing peopl
news out of washington. the deal will get done. i hate to disagree with you. c'mon. the 11th-hour. i'm going to be the hero. it's already written out that way. reseeding gold and silver. obviously people did not want to be the first person and, once it started to gain momentum it took off. that's pretty much the stretch right now. liz: once again, assi wish you a happy new year, i love having you all on the program. on this day we are witnessing history. we can tell our children about the night...
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given the deadlock in washington does he have a point? we'll see what history has to tell us and debate fair & balanced. rick: a fox news alert. we are 15 minutes away from hearing from president obama who is scheduled to speak on the on going negotiation toss try to avoid going over the so-called fiscal cliff. we got word the president is going to talk. we have been getting word over the last couple of phepbts about the framework for a possible deal that has been reached. this is a tentative deal. but it does not at this point involve any spending cuts. it puts off the sequestration, the mandatory cuts that were set to take place if no deal was reached by january 1st. it also includes tax increases, tax rate increases on some upper income brackets. again these are all tentative reports about a possible deal. the president set to speak at about 1:30pm eastern time and we'll carry it for you live right here. arthel: new controversy surrounding the bankruptcy filing by the city of stockton, california. city leaders are apparently going to p
given the deadlock in washington does he have a point? we'll see what history has to tell us and debate fair & balanced. rick: a fox news alert. we are 15 minutes away from hearing from president obama who is scheduled to speak on the on going negotiation toss try to avoid going over the so-called fiscal cliff. we got word the president is going to talk. we have been getting word over the last couple of phepbts about the framework for a possible deal that has been reached. this is a...
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should washington compromise or go over the cliff? joining us from bay city, michigan, democratic line. caller: i am calling in in reference to this. i think that we paid today. into social security for 40 years. they should not touch that. they should leave medicare alone. i would like to have a list of all the people that want these pork barrel things in. the names and states of the people who want this. we voted them in and they should be working for the people and not the party. >> where is your frustration level with regards to congress and the president? caller: the president should get off of his high horse and just renew the tax cuts and go on and cut these pork barrel things. one guy wants this from this state, one guy wants that from that state, i am tired of hearing this. >> we have gathered all of the information on our website. on our homepage we will continue to monitor what happens in the house and senate as lawmakers continued to move closer to the tax issue, something we talked about this morning on "washington journa
should washington compromise or go over the cliff? joining us from bay city, michigan, democratic line. caller: i am calling in in reference to this. i think that we paid today. into social security for 40 years. they should not touch that. they should leave medicare alone. i would like to have a list of all the people that want these pork barrel things in. the names and states of the people who want this. we voted them in and they should be working for the people and not the party. >>...
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doug mckelway joins us live from washington with details. and, doug, the complaints of the longshoremen whose strike was temporarily averted last week is a symbol what is threatening unions across the u.s., right? >> reporter: it sure is, uma. the longshoremen reached a temporary, 30-day deal last week, last friday which puts off immediate threat of a strike but the long term problems remain. today, for example, it takes one longshoremen to do a job that a generation ago took three men to do. as automation increased longshoremen's union demanded their job security preserved but the industry finds it prohibitively expensive. >> an tick waited rules. we've seen it in the automotive industry, the steel industry, in several productivity machines and they come into play and people get displaced by. that it is a difficult thing. in order to maintain the cost and competitiveness in a global marketplace we have got to pay attention to. >> reporter: in some respects president obama is caught in a web of his own making. he wants to be competitive in t
doug mckelway joins us live from washington with details. and, doug, the complaints of the longshoremen whose strike was temporarily averted last week is a symbol what is threatening unions across the u.s., right? >> reporter: it sure is, uma. the longshoremen reached a temporary, 30-day deal last week, last friday which puts off immediate threat of a strike but the long term problems remain. today, for example, it takes one longshoremen to do a job that a generation ago took three men to...
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let's bring in "usa today" washington bureau chief susan page and "the washington post" congressional reporter ed o'keefe. good morning to both of you and happy new year. >> good morning. >> same to you. >> the senate returns in about an hour. how close are they? what are you hearing? >> you know, i think it is conceivable that we'll have a new year's eve miracle and there will be a deal but i think the safe bet is against it. for this to happen in the next 14 hours you need to have no senator object to a majority vote, you know, any senator can start to filibuster and force the vote total up to 60 to continue working on any kind of deal they reach. and then you need john boehner to agree and house republicans to agree to bring it up in the same version or very similar version and i think the hurdles that have prevented us from getting a deal for two years are still there. so, i mean, we'll see what the next 14 hours brings but i wouldn't be too optimistic. >> if the senate does manage to hammer out a deal what are the chances the house will go along? you heard what chris van hollen s
let's bring in "usa today" washington bureau chief susan page and "the washington post" congressional reporter ed o'keefe. good morning to both of you and happy new year. >> good morning. >> same to you. >> the senate returns in about an hour. how close are they? what are you hearing? >> you know, i think it is conceivable that we'll have a new year's eve miracle and there will be a deal but i think the safe bet is against it. for this to happen in...
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jamie dupree is in washington, d.c. where new numbers are being tossed around this morning. [ laughter ] [ girl ] wow, you guys have it easy. i wish i had u-verse when i was your age. in my day, we didn't have these fancy wireless receivers. blah blah blah. if i had a sleepover, i couldn't just move the tv into the playroom. no. we had to watch movies in the den because that's where the tv outlet was. and if dad was snoring on the couch, we muscled through it. is she for real? your generation has it made. [ male announcer ] the wireless receiver only from at&t u-verse. get u-verse tv for $29 a month for six months. rethink possible. >>> stocks are mixed. they were found for a while. that would be down for the fifth day in a row. the five-day losing streak for the dow would be the longest since july. the dow you can see it's turned positive. it's up just slightly. the nasdaq is also up 22. s&p down 4. now, u.s. stocks are not the only indexes affected. the major european indexes are down about .5 by now. in asia, most st
jamie dupree is in washington, d.c. where new numbers are being tossed around this morning. [ laughter ] [ girl ] wow, you guys have it easy. i wish i had u-verse when i was your age. in my day, we didn't have these fancy wireless receivers. blah blah blah. if i had a sleepover, i couldn't just move the tv into the playroom. no. we had to watch movies in the den because that's where the tv outlet was. and if dad was snoring on the couch, we muscled through it. is she for real? your generation...
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talks have resumed in washington to avoid tax hikes. democratic leaders proposing families can earn up to $450,000 without tax hikes no word on how that is playing with republicans. both houses need to pass a bill and get it to the president to sign before midnight, eastern time. >> developing news, early morning house fire in san francisco has sent two people to the hospital, 1:00 firefighters responded to athens street. they found a two story structure fully engulfed in flames it took over an hour to knock them down. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> sue hall off today. drive time easy today being a holiday or i should say the day before a holiday a lot of folks off work, 84, 580, all easy in terms of drive times shorter than usual. we have to let you know about black ice issues out there. inland spots especially, contra costa county near san pablo dam road there was an accident and a car is still overturned there. mass transit, muni on a saturday schedule. meteorolo >>> beautiful picture from mount tamalpais towards m
talks have resumed in washington to avoid tax hikes. democratic leaders proposing families can earn up to $450,000 without tax hikes no word on how that is playing with republicans. both houses need to pass a bill and get it to the president to sign before midnight, eastern time. >> developing news, early morning house fire in san francisco has sent two people to the hospital, 1:00 firefighters responded to athens street. they found a two story structure fully engulfed in flames it took...
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fact number two, washington's problem is not revenue. it's uncontrolled spending. fact number three, in less than 14 hours, automatic tax hikes will give washington more money to spend. fact number four, the nonpartisan congressional budget office says these automatic tax hikes threaten to put us back into another recession. fact number five, the house has done its job to avoid this crisis by passing a bipartisan bill to stop the tax hikes. fact number six, the senate, with the president's approval, has refused to take up this bill. and fact number seven, we've done our job in the house. it's time for the senate to do their job before the clock strikes midnight. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. higgins: mr. speaker, at midnight tonight the budget control act of 2011 and sequestration will trigger spending cuts of $1.2 trillion over 10 years, including $109 billion in 2013. the $8.24 b
fact number two, washington's problem is not revenue. it's uncontrolled spending. fact number three, in less than 14 hours, automatic tax hikes will give washington more money to spend. fact number four, the nonpartisan congressional budget office says these automatic tax hikes threaten to put us back into another recession. fact number five, the house has done its job to avoid this crisis by passing a bipartisan bill to stop the tax hikes. fact number six, the senate, with the president's...
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also washington is back into business today working at trying to avoid the fiscal cliff. the deadline is midnight tonight and we will have the latest on negotiations coming up. also transportation around the bay area for this new year's eve. also more on the san francisco 49ers within the nfc west for the second year in a row. we will have more on the big game as the kron4 morning news returns in just two minutes. (male announcer) live from the bay area here is your kron 4 news >> thanks for joining us with the top clock is ticking on the so-called fiscal cliff and last-minute talks are currently under way. bart and muni are helping the year's eve party years get around today. will tran as more info for you. >> it is cold right now and temperatures are going to drop once again while everyone is celebrating year's eve. but a good thing it is dry but by 8:00 p.m. we will see a wide range of 40's. bringing in the new year and welcoming the 2013 we are talking mid 30's and land. it will be chilly so dress in layers. we'll have mostly sunny skies aclear skiess perfect for the
also washington is back into business today working at trying to avoid the fiscal cliff. the deadline is midnight tonight and we will have the latest on negotiations coming up. also transportation around the bay area for this new year's eve. also more on the san francisco 49ers within the nfc west for the second year in a row. we will have more on the big game as the kron4 morning news returns in just two minutes. (male announcer) live from the bay area here is your kron 4 news >> thanks...
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they'll join ranks all the way from here to washington, d.c. the minute we move. they respect you. you go along, there won't be a voice raised against us. in a military campaign, you wait an hour past your time, you might get licked. ( horse neighs ) where you been? powder river. what's the swede say? been dead around two weeks. i got what's left of him outside. shot? that's right. you better tell that army outside to go home, major cass. bushwhackin' the homesteaders ain't gonna fix anything. this is no bushwhacking operation. the trouble's on the other side of the hill. rustler gang workin' wholesale out of benteen. 30 or 40 heads still in the corral when i got there. are you trying to say that we don't know-- you asked me what happened to 7% of your cattle, and i'm tellin' you. you read the swede's report. he changed his mind about that. you mean tatum says he did! how long are you gonna let this strutting napoleon trade on your name?! when all he's after is glory! why don't you admit it, major cass? you ran out of wars since the wounded knee fight. no more indians to slaughter,
they'll join ranks all the way from here to washington, d.c. the minute we move. they respect you. you go along, there won't be a voice raised against us. in a military campaign, you wait an hour past your time, you might get licked. ( horse neighs ) where you been? powder river. what's the swede say? been dead around two weeks. i got what's left of him outside. shot? that's right. you better tell that army outside to go home, major cass. bushwhackin' the homesteaders ain't gonna fix anything....
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i think that people misunderstand often what goes on in washington. that there are these really serious philosophical differences about what it's going to take to get the country on the right track, and the president just has a different vision than you do. stuart: as of tomorrow morning, regardless, forget the fiscal cliff, for a second, regardless of that, as of tomorrow morning, every single person in america who works will pay more taxes. the social security tax is going up. okay? every single person who earns over a certain amount of money will pay a higher medicare tax. everybody who uses a medical device will pay a higher price for that medical -- medical device because of a new obama tax. taxes are going up period. is that the way you get growth? what is the president doing about this? all he's standing for is tax increases. that's all he's got. that is not prosperity on the horizon. it is not. >> well, that's not really all he's got though, stuart. i mean look, there are plenty of economists who think that the stimulus helped our economy, hel
i think that people misunderstand often what goes on in washington. that there are these really serious philosophical differences about what it's going to take to get the country on the right track, and the president just has a different vision than you do. stuart: as of tomorrow morning, regardless, forget the fiscal cliff, for a second, regardless of that, as of tomorrow morning, every single person in america who works will pay more taxes. the social security tax is going up. okay? every...
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man: in our company, washington suburban sanitary commission, we had 479 water main breaks in february -- the most ever, for any february. man: this 10-inch water main in willard park is 73 years old. man: at wssc, we're having a year of record -- a ramp up slope of water main breaks that soon is going to reach exponential. man: the damage has been done. and this is the culprit. brunhart: today, 25% of our 5,500 miles of underground water pipes has reached the end of useful life. by the year 2020, 85% will have reached the end of useful life. woman: what to do? wssc is working on that costly problem right now. brunhart: it's not only true here, but it's true throughout our nation. narrator: across the united states, cities and towns are facing the challenge of aging and outdated drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure. it's a national problem. but it needs to be approached system by system. allbee: let's frame the systems in terms of the proper context. we have around 16,000 wastewater systems. we don't have a single wastewater system -- we have 16,000 of them. we hav
man: in our company, washington suburban sanitary commission, we had 479 water main breaks in february -- the most ever, for any february. man: this 10-inch water main in willard park is 73 years old. man: at wssc, we're having a year of record -- a ramp up slope of water main breaks that soon is going to reach exponential. man: the damage has been done. and this is the culprit. brunhart: today, 25% of our 5,500 miles of underground water pipes has reached the end of useful life. by the year...
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ktvu kyla campbell reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom some new numbers are on the table in those closed door negotiations. >> reporter: they are offering to raise taxes on households making $450,000 or more a year. but republicans were still holing out at the $550,000 mark. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell started negotiating with vice president joe biden yesterday. the two worked together in in the senate for more than 20 years. if they can come up with terms that pass the senate house speaker john boehner says they will take up the bill and either pass it or amend it and send it back for approval. >> any time you are putting a deal together, it's always the details that will kill you. you have to get the details done. there is a lot of back room operation going on right now. making sure all the i's get dotted and t's get crossed. >> congress has less than 15 hours to come up with a compromise and sweet on it. live in washington kyla campbell. >>> meantime with all the focus on that fiscal cliff there is a new bill to p
ktvu kyla campbell reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom some new numbers are on the table in those closed door negotiations. >> reporter: they are offering to raise taxes on households making $450,000 or more a year. but republicans were still holing out at the $550,000 mark. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell started negotiating with vice president joe biden yesterday. the two worked together in in the senate for more than 20 years. if they can come up with terms that pass...
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kind of hearing from some in washington, that they are making progress. negotiators did continue to talk overnight, republicans and democrats are closing in on a deal that would have y somewhere between $400,000 and $500,000 a year talks between mcconnell and vice president biden and staffers working late into the night. even if a deal is reached, it is likely to be temporary with another fight over deficit reduction coming next year. market is reacting cautiously. positive in nasdaq and s&p, dow has cut losses as these bits of news trickle out. bloomberg index still trading s(ó airlines say they are always trying to improve customer service, according to one survey they$0!6 should check to see if their employees have an attitude problem. 1,000 people were asked which airline had the rudest employees, american topped the list, 25% criticizing the manner of the workersg4p, united second, followed by delta andj0a us airways. gñ a smoker and looking for a resolution, today may be good day to researchers say the best day of the with week to quit smoking
kind of hearing from some in washington, that they are making progress. negotiators did continue to talk overnight, republicans and democrats are closing in on a deal that would have y somewhere between $400,000 and $500,000 a year talks between mcconnell and vice president biden and staffers working late into the night. even if a deal is reached, it is likely to be temporary with another fight over deficit reduction coming next year. market is reacting cautiously. positive in nasdaq and...
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the fiscal negotiations in washington are really coming down to the wire now. cbs news's danielle nottingham joins us live from d.c., where the house is set to convene in an hour. >> reporter: good morning. the senate will reconvene a couple of hours after that. and over the weekend, the senate's two top leaders couldn't work out a deal, so they asked vice president joe biden to step in and try to help. and with just hours to go until this deadline, it's unclear if we'll see a deal today. lawmakers left the capital sunday night without a deal but leaders from both parties expressed their willingness to continue working. >> there's still significant distance between the two sides. but negotiations continue. >> i want everyone to know i'm willing to get this done, but i need a dance partner. >> reporter: some progress was made sunday when republicans dropped a proposal to slow social security growth. but the main sticking upon the between democrats and republicans continues to be over the threshold of tax increases. president obama campaigned on raising taxes on
the fiscal negotiations in washington are really coming down to the wire now. cbs news's danielle nottingham joins us live from d.c., where the house is set to convene in an hour. >> reporter: good morning. the senate will reconvene a couple of hours after that. and over the weekend, the senate's two top leaders couldn't work out a deal, so they asked vice president joe biden to step in and try to help. and with just hours to go until this deadline, it's unclear if we'll see a deal today....
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doug mcelway live from washington. doug, the complaints of longshoreman whose strike was temporarily averted last week is kind of a symbol of what is threatening unions all across the nation, right? >> it really is heather, the longshoreman have been threatened by automation. it takes one longshoreman to do a job in the early 1960s it took three men to do. as automation has increased the longshoreman's union demanded their job security be plea served. the shipping industry worked out a deal where longshoreman would be paid a fee based on the weight of every container this a ship carries. but the industry finds it prohibitive lee expensive. >> antiquated work rules we've seen in it automotive industry, in the steel industry where efficient will see and new productive machines can come into play and people get displaced by that. it's been a difficult thing but it's one of the things that in order to maintain the cost and competitiveness in a global marketplace we have to pay attention to. >> reporter: president obama is
doug mcelway live from washington. doug, the complaints of longshoreman whose strike was temporarily averted last week is kind of a symbol of what is threatening unions all across the nation, right? >> it really is heather, the longshoreman have been threatened by automation. it takes one longshoreman to do a job in the early 1960s it took three men to do. as automation has increased the longshoreman's union demanded their job security be plea served. the shipping industry worked out a...
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and washington outside the state department is only a little bit better. so when you start talking about who's an anti-semite, the better question is what kind of an anti-semite, okay? i had to define for pis -- for myself what anti-semite means. and i defined it as someone who believes that there's something in the genetic makeup of blood of jews that makes them sinister, corrupt and unable or or committed to destroying christian morality. lindbergh was an anti-semite. henry ford was an anti-semite. lady astor was an anti-semite according to this definition which became my definition. breckenridge law who was in the state department and ran the refugee program and kept out hundreds of thousands has as much blood on his hands as most germans, was an anti-semite. kennedy was not in that sense. but what kennedy was was kennedy as time went on absorbed every anti-semitic myth, every anti-semitic mythology. he used language, made speeches that were virulently and frighteningly anti-semitic. he believed that the organized jewish community -- not all jews, but t
and washington outside the state department is only a little bit better. so when you start talking about who's an anti-semite, the better question is what kind of an anti-semite, okay? i had to define for pis -- for myself what anti-semite means. and i defined it as someone who believes that there's something in the genetic makeup of blood of jews that makes them sinister, corrupt and unable or or committed to destroying christian morality. lindbergh was an anti-semite. henry ford was an...
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they are being treated at hospitals in oregon, washington and idaho. >>> he tried to give police the slip and then he disappear. the family of the man who vanished after jumping into a north bay creek is launching its own effort to find him. >>> how you can get a tax write-off, help neighbors in meaningful way to ring in the new year? goodwill of san francisco, sa6 a donate-a-thon event today to encourage people to make donations and thank donor. the party will be at goodwill's san francisco headquarters on mission starting 7:00 this morning. there's live music and prizes, including tickets to the san francisco zoo and sendry movie theaters. -- and sendry movie theaters. >>> >>> good morning. put the umbrellas away. sunglasses the order for today, low to mid 50s, slightly below average. if you are traveling around, good news, entire state is free of rain and snow. it will be for the better part of today other than eureka maybe getting sideswiped by a shower 49 there, chico, 30 tahoe, 36 yosemite, low to mid 50s central valleyéss to big sg 60 palm springs, san diego and los angeles.
they are being treated at hospitals in oregon, washington and idaho. >>> he tried to give police the slip and then he disappear. the family of the man who vanished after jumping into a north bay creek is launching its own effort to find him. >>> how you can get a tax write-off, help neighbors in meaningful way to ring in the new year? goodwill of san francisco, sa6 a donate-a-thon event today to encourage people to make donations and thank donor. the party will be at...
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yet again the country is waking up to news that lawmakers in washington, d.c. still don't have a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. kyla campbell reports we are just hours away from automatic tax increases and government spending cuts. >> reporter: frustration is hitting a speak this morning after talking stalled last night. the house and senate will get back to work over the next few hours. senators have been trying to come up with a deal but with no luck. new mitch mcconnell is negotiating with vice president joe biden. if political leaders can not come up with a plan by midnight tonight tax rates for all americans will increase. >> if there is an ultimate compromise, there will be parts of it i find disgusting and rep hencable which i may have to swallow in the name of finding a compromise. >> reporter: how will this effect you come tomorrow morning? if there is not a deal reach there won't be a drastic change in your next paychecks. if this plays out long-term the average american middle class family stands to lose out on $2,000 to $3,000 over the next year du
yet again the country is waking up to news that lawmakers in washington, d.c. still don't have a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. kyla campbell reports we are just hours away from automatic tax increases and government spending cuts. >> reporter: frustration is hitting a speak this morning after talking stalled last night. the house and senate will get back to work over the next few hours. senators have been trying to come up with a deal but with no luck. new mitch mcconnell is negotiating...
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it will go on public display at the national archives in washington, d.c. tomorrow. when it was exhibited in michigan last year people waited up to eight hours to get a glimpse. >>> final print edition of "newsweek" is now on newsstands, it is now online only. "newsweek" was first published back in 1933 and became the second largest weekly news magazine. a sign of the times. >>> you know those annoying words and phrases you keep hearing from friends and the media? >> yeah. the media. we are about to give you the worst of the worst from the 38th annual list put out by lake superior state university. here's some of the words and the phrase that is should be banned in 2013. "fiscal cliff." >> gone. >> we're tired of that. >> spoiler alert. trending. that's going to be around for a while. super food. and boneless wings. >> how did that sneak in? >> kim kardashian's next bill role mom. >> she is going to have a baby with her boyfriend kanye west. he announced it yesterday. they have been dating for 8 months. members of her family are tweeting the news. however, kardashian
it will go on public display at the national archives in washington, d.c. tomorrow. when it was exhibited in michigan last year people waited up to eight hours to get a glimpse. >>> final print edition of "newsweek" is now on newsstands, it is now online only. "newsweek" was first published back in 1933 and became the second largest weekly news magazine. a sign of the times. >>> you know those annoying words and phrases you keep hearing from friends and the...
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. >>> lawmakers in washington, d.c. have less than 17 hours to come up with a deal to prevent the country from going over the fiscal cliff. the house and senate convened for a rare sunday session but no deal yet. senate minority leader mitch is talking with joe biden to come up with a solution. if nothing is resolved by midnight tonight tax rates for all americans will increase. >> going to work with whoever. whoever can help. there ask no single issue that remains an impossible sticking point. >> if everyone is sincere in i saying they want the middle class to be protected, we can get a deal here. >> if congress doesn't immediate the midnight deadline lawmakers will have a grace period. so far the irs has not told employers to change the amount of income taxes they withhold from employees paychecks. with all the focus on the fiscal cliff. leaders from the house and senate agricultural committees agreed to a one-year extension of the expiring u.s. farm bill. so far there is no house vote scheduled. without passage of th
. >>> lawmakers in washington, d.c. have less than 17 hours to come up with a deal to prevent the country from going over the fiscal cliff. the house and senate convened for a rare sunday session but no deal yet. senate minority leader mitch is talking with joe biden to come up with a solution. if nothing is resolved by midnight tonight tax rates for all americans will increase. >> going to work with whoever. whoever can help. there ask no single issue that remains an impossible...
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somehow washington never gets the message. and here we are 30 years later on the brink of another crisis on new year's eve still addicted to spending money. now, we are over $16 trillion in debt. president reagan's words and principles remain true today, and they were true when he said them. the problem is spending money. mr. speaker, the american people know this. why doesn't the federal government and congress understand it? why? because washington is obsessed with spending someone else's money. it's the arrogance of power that congress spends the people's money without regard to how this obsession affects those very people. when american families are in debt, they sacrifice, they cut spending, whether that means taking one less family vacation or fewer presents under the christmas tree. homes across the fruited plain are feeling the pain of the economic squeeze in their wall etc. and they adjust accordingly. -- wallets and they adjust accordingly. that's what happens when times are tough. families don't have a limited credi
somehow washington never gets the message. and here we are 30 years later on the brink of another crisis on new year's eve still addicted to spending money. now, we are over $16 trillion in debt. president reagan's words and principles remain true today, and they were true when he said them. the problem is spending money. mr. speaker, the american people know this. why doesn't the federal government and congress understand it? why? because washington is obsessed with spending someone else's...
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i'm doug luzader in washington. more on that coming up. >> a new year and a new karsashian. the surprising announcement on kim and kanye with how they went public with the big news. fox 5 morning news starts right now. >> this is fox 5 morning news. >> good monday morning to you. it is december 31st , 2012 new year's eve. this is a live look outside right now. hustling and bustling the closer we get. the crowds are coming. good morning to you again. i'm wisdom martin. >> and i'm sarah simmons. let's say hello to tucker barnes barnes. the wind is out and the cold is here to stay. >> cold moved in overnight. yesterday was a chilly day. much colder overnight with temperatures in the 20s. we're now at 30 here in washington. won't be a terrible afternoon. got a lot of clouds moving in from the west. right now at reagan national i mentioned temperature below freezing. overnight low in town 29. so one of the first times this month we've been in the 20s. 25 at dulles. bwi marhsall 29 as well. a little filtered sunshine toda
i'm doug luzader in washington. more on that coming up. >> a new year and a new karsashian. the surprising announcement on kim and kanye with how they went public with the big news. fox 5 morning news starts right now. >> this is fox 5 morning news. >> good monday morning to you. it is december 31st , 2012 new year's eve. this is a live look outside right now. hustling and bustling the closer we get. the crowds are coming. good morning to you again. i'm wisdom martin. >>...
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liberty road at washington still has downed wires an accident at liberty road and essex ave. it is moving well at the fort mchenry tunnel. on the north side, you are at 55 miles per hour. jfx is 40 miles per hour, 50 at sandy point and light volume into the toll plaza, no delays, hour drive times are looking good on the inner and outer loop. >> a little chilly to start the day because we have the upper 20's across the metro area but it will feel better in the afternoon with much less the wind and a little bit of sunshine with temperatures 41- 45. for tonight, we drop down into the 30's in many areas it is chilly but that is to be expected for the first morning of january with mostly cloudy skies and a sprinkle or flurry as possible. it should be mostly dry and we're watching a new storm system with the rain/snow mx. we will watch out for this on new year's day which is only a 30% chance. nothing should accumulate on the roads. the high temperature to more will be 42 degrees. near 40 for the rest of the week. for now, things are looking quiet. morni morning, the 31st of decemb
liberty road at washington still has downed wires an accident at liberty road and essex ave. it is moving well at the fort mchenry tunnel. on the north side, you are at 55 miles per hour. jfx is 40 miles per hour, 50 at sandy point and light volume into the toll plaza, no delays, hour drive times are looking good on the inner and outer loop. >> a little chilly to start the day because we have the upper 20's across the metro area but it will feel better in the afternoon with much less the...
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>> no, only in washington when you say stepping down to spend time with your family means you're being fired. there's something really wrong with society. >> we appreciate you being here, ann marie. and happy new year, of course. >>> up next from gangnam style to adele, the hottest music al acts of 2012 after this. treatme. now with a fancy coating that gives you a burst of wildberry flavor. now why make a flavored heartburn pill? because this is america. and we don't just make things you want, we make things you didn't even know you wanted. like a spoon fork. spray cheese. and jeans made out of sweatpants. so grab yourself some new prilosec otc wildberry. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. yep...doh. [ boy ] slurpably fun and a good source of calcium. dads who get it, get go-gurt. to make peanut butter so deliciously creamy. ♪ it can even be a game changer. that's why choosy moms and dads choose jif. mom, pop it. ♪ two inches apart, becky. two inches. t-minus nine minutes. [ ding ] [ female announcer ] pi
>> no, only in washington when you say stepping down to spend time with your family means you're being fired. there's something really wrong with society. >> we appreciate you being here, ann marie. and happy new year, of course. >>> up next from gangnam style to adele, the hottest music al acts of 2012 after this. treatme. now with a fancy coating that gives you a burst of wildberry flavor. now why make a flavored heartburn pill? because this is america. and we don't just...
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and sam adams -- you mentioned george washington and sam adams. where would you put some of the other big ones? >> james madison was a really young man at that time. he was an activist, but he was not an important figure. john quincy adams was not involved. john adams was a very significant force. a major force in putting the independents and pre- independence where you had a country but it was still undeclared, he was a huge force in that. >> i've got a list of all the books you ever written except for the one you say you never completed in the early times. it goes back to 1969. before i get into some of that, i want to show you a clip of a visit you had here in 1990. we do this the most guests. let's look and see how the changes. [video clip] >> if you go back and look at the history of the republican party, and i don't think i appreciated this in 1967 or 1968, that it has taken power in some of the great cycles of american history, it has taken power from broadbased reasons. 1860 with abraham lincoln and the civil war. in 1996 with william mcki
and sam adams -- you mentioned george washington and sam adams. where would you put some of the other big ones? >> james madison was a really young man at that time. he was an activist, but he was not an important figure. john quincy adams was not involved. john adams was a very significant force. a major force in putting the independents and pre- independence where you had a country but it was still undeclared, he was a huge force in that. >> i've got a list of all the books you...
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case of annexing none portland it will be looked at on a case by case analysis and this would be eight washington or c well lot 851 is a good example of this type of situation where there is parcel and annexing into district and schedule is a adopting an infrastructure financing plan and it's a two step process that starts with inferring the district and then chem back with the infrastructure financing plan and actually specific the improvements from that district and priority improvements water front district, consistent with i f d in the investment would be consistent with the law obviously, the water front plan and our own capital plan and economic benefit we would always produce analysis for the policy makers that show the total tax revenues to the general opportunity fund and other economic development besides board of trustees and that way the city can review the position of general fund in making this contribution and where the state and city -- where there is state and city matching where we can -- secure the state chair for pier 70, we would make it a priority and the amount of allocated
case of annexing none portland it will be looked at on a case by case analysis and this would be eight washington or c well lot 851 is a good example of this type of situation where there is parcel and annexing into district and schedule is a adopting an infrastructure financing plan and it's a two step process that starts with inferring the district and then chem back with the infrastructure financing plan and actually specific the improvements from that district and priority improvements...
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washington does complete their worse to first to win the east. as the redskins come out shaken. trying to win it for the first time in the east since 99. the skins win it 18-10. 33-yard touchdown get up. put the skins up 21-10 and we mention that romo late interception that wrapped it up for the redskins 28-18 a hosting of a play off game in dc for the first time in 13 years coming up. >>> couldn't help but take a glance at the seahawks game after three weeks of scoring 50 points of more they didn't get that many here though against the rams 13-0. russell wilson on the goal line. can't find a receiver, tuck and run as he had 250 yards and a couple of touchdowns. rams drive to the 29 with less than a minute to go but sam bradford picked off by sherman to seal a victory for seattle. seattle finishes with an 11-5 record clenching the fifth seed. i guess you can say there was truly only one true reason to watch the raiders this afternoon and that was to look at the first prostart for carol pryor and it was entertaining to say the least. the little glimmer, they probably should have
washington does complete their worse to first to win the east. as the redskins come out shaken. trying to win it for the first time in the east since 99. the skins win it 18-10. 33-yard touchdown get up. put the skins up 21-10 and we mention that romo late interception that wrapped it up for the redskins 28-18 a hosting of a play off game in dc for the first time in 13 years coming up. >>> couldn't help but take a glance at the seahawks game after three weeks of scoring 50 points of...
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abc's preeti arla is joining us from washington with more on what this means. preeti? >> reporter: john and paula, top leaders seemed optimistic, but that seemed to shift. that optimism replaced by pessimism and still no deal with time running out. the clock is ticking, negotiations are ongoing. but at this point, democrats and republicans remain at odds. >> regardless of partisan differences, our top priority has to be to make sure that taxes on middle class families do not go up. that would hurt our economy badly. we can get that done. >> reporter: president obama called for immediate action but there was no vote in the senate. >> we're going to come in at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, and we'll have further announcements perhaps at 11:00 in the morning. i certainly hope. so>> reporter: minority leader mitch mcconnell called vice president biden in for help. biden is now said to be playing a direct role. >> there's no single issue that remains an impossible sticking point. the sticking point appears to be a willingness and interest or frankly the courage to close the
abc's preeti arla is joining us from washington with more on what this means. preeti? >> reporter: john and paula, top leaders seemed optimistic, but that seemed to shift. that optimism replaced by pessimism and still no deal with time running out. the clock is ticking, negotiations are ongoing. but at this point, democrats and republicans remain at odds. >> regardless of partisan differences, our top priority has to be to make sure that taxes on middle class families do not go up....
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i believe it was central to his success in washington and around the world. for all of us who came to know him it was such pleasure and a privilege. [applause] >> i am the lead ambassador before and after the revolution. on behalf of the libyan government and libyan people, i want to say to chris' family, parents, brother, sisters and to the american people, we are very sorry. you sent us one of your best diplomats. unfortunate will not able to protect him. i knew chris when i came to this country 2004. i think i met him for the first time before he went to libya, when he was serving at the relations committee in the senate. met him few times in libya when i used to go from time to time. he is the man that there is no limit. he witnessed the suffering under regime of gadhafi and saw brutality of gadhafi killing his own people using all type weapons. he was the first american representative to go to benghazi, my hometown. every member of the delegation came to this country. when i speak about steven they say yes, chris, we know him. he talked to the people. he
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it's time for us in washington to do the same. here in the senate, it seems to me that we're always fighting about something. that might not change any time soon, but more often than not, i believe that we can raise tohe common ground of great national rpose and i believe with all of my heart that this is one of those times. thank you, mr. president. and i yiel >> now, texas republican kay bailey hutchison on the senate floor about the lack of a deal to avert the fiscal cliff. mrs. hutchison: mr. president, we are here just hours before a looming deadline that is going to affect just about every american in some way, and i do believe that both sides of the aisle and both sides of the rotunda want to come to a conclusion that will keep us from having what looks like a complete meltdown of governing in washington. someone asked the question in one of our conferences when was the last time that congress was in session and voting between christmas and new year's, and the answer was since 1970, there ha not been such a session, and it
it's time for us in washington to do the same. here in the senate, it seems to me that we're always fighting about something. that might not change any time soon, but more often than not, i believe that we can raise tohe common ground of great national rpose and i believe with all of my heart that this is one of those times. thank you, mr. president. and i yiel >> now, texas republican kay bailey hutchison on the senate floor about the lack of a deal to avert the fiscal cliff. mrs....
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front in western europe, and the british and roosevelt asked stalin to send molotov, a top general to washington in may i've '42, and june of '42 the united states said we are going to enup a second front before the end of the year in 1942. we promised that publicly and yet we don't open the second front until underof '44 and that's bass the british refused to go along with this and the united states and the british get involved in what marshall called periphery pecking in northern africa. marshall and eisenhower were serious. >> how did this lead to the cold war? >> because it led to a lot of mistrust between the united states and the soviets beginning -- the seeds of the colored war are visible during the war. and certain tension because the fact there was a second front, meant that the soviets had on their own to see that the german s -- were pushing across central europe and moving toward berlin, so we lost the military mission and on to diplomatic so there are doles being made between churchill and stalin of -- >> dividing up -- >> yeah, the british will get 90% of greece. the russians get
front in western europe, and the british and roosevelt asked stalin to send molotov, a top general to washington in may i've '42, and june of '42 the united states said we are going to enup a second front before the end of the year in 1942. we promised that publicly and yet we don't open the second front until underof '44 and that's bass the british refused to go along with this and the united states and the british get involved in what marshall called periphery pecking in northern africa....
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in december 1775 -- that is our first president, george washington. >> i think george washington said this when he was up in massachusetts in the beginning of december 1775 or maybe late november. communications were slow in these days. washington, in that point in time, probably the most recent things he knew about dunmore was probably as close to the peak of his power in virginia because ultimately he was chased out of virginia. but during the summer and fall of 1775, he was very effective in sending out troops to raid plantations. he was stirring up the indians. they could find refuge and get the fleet of the british army. even stirred up the insurrection of indentured servants. not only did it look like he might succeed, but there were rumors that he would ascend the party in the area of alexandria, virginia. george washington is up there in massachusetts worried about his wife. even thomas jefferson worried about his wife at the same time. and i put that in. i did not dwell on it. i think it is a footnote or something like that. but washington had a personal concern there, too. >
in december 1775 -- that is our first president, george washington. >> i think george washington said this when he was up in massachusetts in the beginning of december 1775 or maybe late november. communications were slow in these days. washington, in that point in time, probably the most recent things he knew about dunmore was probably as close to the peak of his power in virginia because ultimately he was chased out of virginia. but during the summer and fall of 1775, he was very...
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he was born in 1952 in the beacon hill neighborhood of seattle, washington. his parents immigrated to the u.s. from china and the 1930's. his father fought in world war ii and worked as a cook. he passed away when the mayor was 15. his mother was a seamstress and a waitress. mayor lee has five siblings, he graduated from college in maine, he also went to uc- berkeley law school and finished in 1978. he and his wife have two daughters. i also want to mention, prior to becoming mayor, one of the key points in his contributions to the community is after he completed law school, he worked as a managing attorney for the san francisco asian law caucus, where he was an advocate for affordable housing and the rights of immigrants and renters. mayor lee -- [applause] >> thank you. welcome to city hall. the people's city hall, san francisco. i want you all to note that that was such a wonderful rendition of our national anthem. please give another applause to the millennium -- melanie and her daughter. i am so excited about all of you and seen so many of you from all o
he was born in 1952 in the beacon hill neighborhood of seattle, washington. his parents immigrated to the u.s. from china and the 1930's. his father fought in world war ii and worked as a cook. he passed away when the mayor was 15. his mother was a seamstress and a waitress. mayor lee has five siblings, he graduated from college in maine, he also went to uc- berkeley law school and finished in 1978. he and his wife have two daughters. i also want to mention, prior to becoming mayor, one of the...
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tonight last minute negotiations in washington right now. we are inside 30 hours from when we all go over the so-called fiscal cliff. if our elected leaders cannot fix the mess they set into motion. they are hoping for we understand a little divine intervention. >> oo have mercy upon us as we gather with so much work left undone. >> they have tried everything else. now praying for a solution to keep americans from feeling the impending higher taxes and deep spending cuts. the senate opening a sunday session with its chaplain. >> look and save us from self-inflicted wounds. >> our coverage continues as lawmakers are still at it. tonight. new video of a plane crash that appeared to leave no survivors the death tole rising. now we see this huge airliner crack into pieces. the latest on what happens here as investigators point to some equipment on boyered. >> al -- on board. >> also feeling the fight of winter weather again. northeast taking the brunt of a new system as many of you head this way to bring in the new year your travel forecast. >>>
tonight last minute negotiations in washington right now. we are inside 30 hours from when we all go over the so-called fiscal cliff. if our elected leaders cannot fix the mess they set into motion. they are hoping for we understand a little divine intervention. >> oo have mercy upon us as we gather with so much work left undone. >> they have tried everything else. now praying for a solution to keep americans from feeling the impending higher taxes and deep spending cuts. the senate...
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but if on the other hand we keep having this game being played in washington t will increasingly affect the markets negatively and the economy. >> jeff: jim awad, thank you very much. >> pleasure. >> jeff: in eastern oregon today a bus traveling on an ice and snow covered interstate 8 4 today crashed through a guardrail and tumbled down an embankment. at least nine were killed. more than a dozen others hurt. this was the second fatal crash due to icy road condition ms. that area today. >> in the east new england is digging out today after a winter storm blanketed the region with snow measuring a foot or more. that storm created problems across most of the eastern u.s. starting in the south on christmas day before move nooingt northeast. and then heading to sea. a new storm could bring wintery weather to the midwest for new year's eve. >> overseas the crash of a russian jetliner claimed a fifth victim today. a flight attendant. that plane was carrying eight people, all crew members. barry peterson has new video captured during yesterday's landing atmos you could's nuke ofo airport. >> a
but if on the other hand we keep having this game being played in washington t will increasingly affect the markets negatively and the economy. >> jeff: jim awad, thank you very much. >> pleasure. >> jeff: in eastern oregon today a bus traveling on an ice and snow covered interstate 8 4 today crashed through a guardrail and tumbled down an embankment. at least nine were killed. more than a dozen others hurt. this was the second fatal crash due to icy road condition ms. that...
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. >>> in washington, molly henneburg, fox news. >> a reward in finding a victim in marin. >> and the people in this funeral home, this his why this damage was not caused by flames. we have the story. >>> and you have travel plans, what travel agency are doing to handle holiday traveling. >> and the new ipad apis ready to download -- app is ready to download. we'll have your breaking news any time, anywhere ready to download. we'll have your breaking news any time, anywhere . >>> police are looking for a car that crashed into a fup -- funeral home today as services were about to begin. good timing saved his life says a man. >> that's right. the funeral director at the funeral chapel says he's lucky to be alive. he was inside that lobby when the crash happened. you can see the damage that was caused that went through the front of the building. >> the damage is also claiming evidence on a che nova involved. concord police are asking whether the driver lost control spinning into the chapel at 4125 clayton road around 130 this afternoon. 2 teenagers were inside, ages 16 and 17. paramedics
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george washington is up there in massachusetts were about his wife. even thomas jefferson were about his wife at the same time. and i put that in. i did not dwell on it. i think it is a footnote or something like that. but washington had a personal concern there, to. >> lord dunmore, what was his position? >> he was the royal governor of virginia and he was also a guy with an incredible ego. an awful lot of inability to make the decision because he was so caught up in himself and his potential success. >> you called him combative, touchy and arrogant. >> well, arrogant like so many of the british aristocracy would have been. but he was an odd duck. when he captured and build some of the ports in the ohio valley, he named them after his subsidiary titles. he was the beer and blair -- the baron blair. it was fort dunmore for a while. he had an ego a mile wide. >> so what was the relationship in those days between george washington and dunmore? >> they knew each other. late winter, before the hostilities got intense in the capital of virginia, they were
george washington is up there in massachusetts were about his wife. even thomas jefferson were about his wife at the same time. and i put that in. i did not dwell on it. i think it is a footnote or something like that. but washington had a personal concern there, to. >> lord dunmore, what was his position? >> he was the royal governor of virginia and he was also a guy with an incredible ego. an awful lot of inability to make the decision because he was so caught up in himself and...
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the 45-year-old was spotted saturday afternoon in front of the washington square safeway. they determined he had been drinking and driving with his children in the car. he was arrested for dew dui and child endangerment. >> today is the last sunday to park at meters for free. in one week you'll have to pay. in an appeal to religious leaders the city has set up premade options for many meters. >> democrats and republicans are wrangling over last--minute legislation to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. there's no sign of a deal so far. here's the latest. reporter: as senators convened in a rare sunday session, they heard this prayer from the senate chaplain. >> look with favor on our nation, and save us from self-inflicted wounds. >> the clock is ticking towards the new year's midnight hour when tax hikes and budget cuts swoop ground the fiscal cliff. the two senate leaders, harry reid and mitch mcconnell are working on a stop-gap bill. >> at some point it appears there are things that stop us from moving forward. i hope we're not there, but we're getting real close. >> i wa
the 45-year-old was spotted saturday afternoon in front of the washington square safeway. they determined he had been drinking and driving with his children in the car. he was arrested for dew dui and child endangerment. >> today is the last sunday to park at meters for free. in one week you'll have to pay. in an appeal to religious leaders the city has set up premade options for many meters. >> democrats and republicans are wrangling over last--minute legislation to avert the...
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it is time for us in washington to do the same. here in the senate it seems to me we are always fighting about something. that might not change any time soon, but more often than not i believe we can rise to the common ground of great national purpose. i believe with all of my heart that this is one of those times. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. >> about a half hour on the house side -- later, john larson briefed reporters on the latest fiscal cliff news. >> the evening. in keeping with the holiday spirit, maerry everything and happy always. would it be that we could make the american people happy by attending to the work at hand. we just concluded a caucus. our membership is as frustrated as the american people we are sworn to serve because we understand and continue to be befuddled why we cannot bring a proposal to put the country back to work. why we cannot deal with a tax cut for the middle-class, the specially when both sides agree that the country needs to go back to work. and that we need a middle-class tax rel
it is time for us in washington to do the same. here in the senate it seems to me we are always fighting about something. that might not change any time soon, but more often than not i believe we can rise to the common ground of great national purpose. i believe with all of my heart that this is one of those times. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. >> about a half hour on the house side -- later, john larson briefed reporters on the latest fiscal cliff news. >> the...
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talks hitting a wall in washington. an entire nation stairs off the edge of the fiscal cliff, dumping you the back into a recession. we're just learning of a major snag in negotiations on the hill. bringing lawmakers back where we were 24 hours ago and bringing us closer to higher taxes on just about every worker in america and deep spending cuts, particularly to our military. i'm hair harris faulkner. this is a special two-hour edition of the fox report. pressure is mounting as talks appeared to be making progress at one point then late today, word they hit a setback this afternoon over social security spending. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell says he never received a response to a republican offer last night and is reaching out to vice president joe biden to kickstart negotiations with the white house at this point. the senator saying fail to go solved the crisis is simply not an option. >> the consequences of this are too high for american people to be engaged in a political messaging campaign. there's no sing
talks hitting a wall in washington. an entire nation stairs off the edge of the fiscal cliff, dumping you the back into a recession. we're just learning of a major snag in negotiations on the hill. bringing lawmakers back where we were 24 hours ago and bringing us closer to higher taxes on just about every worker in america and deep spending cuts, particularly to our military. i'm hair harris faulkner. this is a special two-hour edition of the fox report. pressure is mounting as talks appeared...
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house speaker boehner expected to call members of congress back to washington tonight. we'll talk to one of those congressmen and get his take on what he thinks will happen and measure his level of optimism. >> living paycheck by paycheck. i have five kids and that's going to put us way down in the hole. >> we have to do more than raising taxes. we have to make serious cuts and people have to contribute to our country. not just one bracket of people that have to do everything. anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. >>> so in less than an hour, house speaker john boehner is expected to call congress members back to washington for a vote on a fiscal cliff deal. assuming one can be hammered out. joining me, one of those members james langford at the rotunda. give us the inside school in what do you make of the current impasse? >> 80s frustrating impass
house speaker boehner expected to call members of congress back to washington tonight. we'll talk to one of those congressmen and get his take on what he thinks will happen and measure his level of optimism. >> living paycheck by paycheck. i have five kids and that's going to put us way down in the hole. >> we have to do more than raising taxes. we have to make serious cuts and people have to contribute to our country. not just one bracket of people that have to do everything....
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washington or the private economy? >> well, i think, actually if you look at a couple of indicators, it's not good for at least the first half of 2013. one is business investment. business investment is now weaker than in 2008. and on top, so you have lots of companies sitting on their hands and you also have small business confidence taking a huge hit in november, which is very worrying. and person per capita, person income. >> it's still down from even at the start of this recovery. steve, you wanted to get in there? >> yeah, let me be the bull here for a minute. we talk auld time about the energy sector and it's not just the energy sector, we've had a mini renaissance in manufacturing in this country, in transportation because of the fact the energy prices are falling and makes the american much more competitive at the margin. i think 2013 is going to see continued declines in energy prices. that's like a tax cut for the american consumer, paul. >> but, paul, the thing we haven't mentioned here is unemployment. we'v
washington or the private economy? >> well, i think, actually if you look at a couple of indicators, it's not good for at least the first half of 2013. one is business investment. business investment is now weaker than in 2008. and on top, so you have lots of companies sitting on their hands and you also have small business confidence taking a huge hit in november, which is very worrying. and person per capita, person income. >> it's still down from even at the start of this...
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in washington -- washington had 30 thousands people then as a city. 12,000 were black. the majority of the people in 1830 were free, were not slaves out of the 12,000 people, slightly more than half were free. >> what led to washington, d.c.'s first race riots in 1835? what part did francis scott key play? jefferson recounts this almost forgotten chapter in history in "snowstorm in august" on c-span2's booktv.org. >> we don't know whether franklin roosevelt heard about forest greenberg's unprecedented call for health care as a right because even though he had endorsed the conference, he chose that time to go on vacation. frksz dr was actually on a cruise. it was probably a well-deserved vacation. three years earlier, he refused to include medical coverage because he didn't want to antagonize the american medical profession. he did send a message of support to the health department corchtion, but not long afterwards, the outbreak of world war ii forced the president's attention elsewhere. fives year later, january 11, 1944 in the state of the union address, roosevelt spo
in washington -- washington had 30 thousands people then as a city. 12,000 were black. the majority of the people in 1830 were free, were not slaves out of the 12,000 people, slightly more than half were free. >> what led to washington, d.c.'s first race riots in 1835? what part did francis scott key play? jefferson recounts this almost forgotten chapter in history in "snowstorm in august" on c-span2's booktv.org. >> we don't know whether franklin roosevelt heard about...
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"changes -- this is from "the washington journal." "many of these are expected to revert to clinton era levels." >> starting out the sunday shows, president obama with an interview on "meet the press." and their efforts in congress. here is what he had to say. [video clip] >> i am confident that we will see an agreement in the next 48 hours. if that does not happen, democrats in the senate will put a bill on the floor of the senate and republicans will have to decide whether or not they will block it, meaning that middle-class taxes go up. i do not think that they would want to do that, politically, but they may wind up doing that. if all else fails so that taxes go up on middle-class families on january 1, we will come back with a new congress on the fourth and the first bill on the floor will be to cut taxes on middle-class families. i do not think that the average person is one to say -- gosh, that is a really partisan agenda on the part of the president or democrats in congress. people will say -- that makes sense, that is what th
"changes -- this is from "the washington journal." "many of these are expected to revert to clinton era levels." >> starting out the sunday shows, president obama with an interview on "meet the press." and their efforts in congress. here is what he had to say. [video clip] >> i am confident that we will see an agreement in the next 48 hours. if that does not happen, democrats in the senate will put a bill on the floor of the senate and republicans...